Sony Xperia 1 VIII is official, Xiaomi 17 Max is coming - week 20 in review
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Sony Xperia 1 VIII is official, Xiaomi 17 Max is coming - week 20 in review
"Sony unveiled its Xperia 1 VIII flagship with a new design, but the old core specs and idea. There's a new 1/1.56-inch telephoto camera - a four times larger sensor with four times the resolution compared to what's in the Mark VII. The new 48MP tele is locked at 2.9x (70mm). The other two cameras are the same - 24mm f/1.9 and 16mm f/2.0."
"Add a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, just 12GB of RAM, and a 5,000mAh battery. The Xperia 1 VIII is on sale from €1,500/£1,400 for the base 12/512GB config."
"Xiaomi confirmed that we're getting a 17 Max. The phone will launch later this month in China. It will have a flat 6.9-inch screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, and an 8,000mAh battery with 100W charging. It is said to get a triple-rear camera setup with a 200MP 1/1.4-inch main sensor, a 50MP periscope telephoto, and another 50MP ultrawide camera."
"Samsung began seeding the One UI 8.5 to the Galaxy S (S23, S24, and S25), Fold, Flip (6 and 7), and Tab (S10 and S11) series globally. The firmware brings a lot of AI. Meanwhile, Samsung announced the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series. Based on Android 17, the beta will be up in Germany, India, Korea, Poland, the U.K., and the U.S starting this week. They can apply to join the beta program via the Samsung Members app."
Xperia 1 VIII is a flagship with a new design and a telephoto camera upgrade featuring a 1/1.56-inch sensor that is four times larger than the Mark VII, with four times the resolution. The 48MP telephoto is fixed at 2.9x (70mm), while the other cameras remain 24mm f/1.9 and 16mm f/2.0. The phone uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, includes 12GB RAM, and has a 5,000mAh battery. Pricing starts at €1,500/$1,400 for 12/512GB. Xiaomi confirmed the 17 Max for later this month in China with a flat 6.9-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and an 8,000mAh battery with 100W charging, plus a triple rear camera with a 200MP 1/1.4-inch main sensor. Samsung began seeding One UI 8.5 globally and announced One UI 9 beta for Galaxy S26 based on Android 17. Samsung also started selling refurbished phones in India with a 1-year warranty.
Read at GSMArena.com
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